MSI will be having its big event with Dragon Nest on August 30-September 1 at the 4/F Annex Event Area, SM City North EDSA. One of the highlights of the event is the MSI Cosplay Reloaded: Dragon Nest and Avatar Star Edition on Saturday, August 31, 2013. This is a very limited edition cosplay event so better read the basic process below and as posted at the MSI site.

For cosplayers here are the rest of the information for MSI Cosplay Reloaded: Dragon Nest and Avatar Star Edition:

HOW TO JOIN?

E-mail msibeatit2013cosplay@gmail.com the following with the subject: I Want to Join!

Your details: Complete Name, Character Name, Mobile Number

Reference pictures. This must include screen capture, poster, or any other official medium that will reveal the character’s full costume. The pictures should reveal different views of the character (i.e. front, back, sides)

Animated picture of your character.

Your presentation music in MP3 format, 128 kbps, 44.1 Khz via email.

Participants for each category will be shortlisted to perform on the main event:

No jumping on or off stage—please use the officially designated stage entrances and exits.

All weapons must be peace-bonded and approved. Pointing weapons at anyone will NOT be tolerated.

Contestants are not allowed to use their stage time to make political, religious, insulting, or other demonstrations not related to their entry.

All decisions made by the organizers are final.

III. Criteria for Judging

Judging will be based on “Presentation” and “Workmanship”.

All participants will be given a 2-minute presentation time — either a walk-on or a traditional skit.

Each contestant will appear in only one stage performance.

While we appreciate costumes from other genres, MSI will prefer those costumes of gaming characters from Avatar Star and Dragon Nest. If your costume originates from any other genres, it may still qualify under the “Costrip Special Category”.

Presentations will be judged based on the performance of the cosplayer.

Types of presentations:

Regular skit – Traditional skits in which the main activities include a character acting out a scene. Duration may be up to two (2) minutes.

Walk-on – quick presentation consisting of a few poses intended to show off a costume. Duration may be up to 40 seconds.

Pre-recorded music and dialogue are preferred and strongly encouraged, but not required.

Do not submit valuable original CDs. Bring backup copies of your audio to ensure it’s not lost. MSI is not responsible for damage to or loss of CDs or any other media, so please ONLY use “disposable” rewritable CDs rather than more valuable items.

Include the name of your contact person and entry name in the filename.

Clearly label CD with your name and skit title.

One track on CD is preferred; we cannot change tracks or start in the middle of a track.

We cannot play or rip music off portable MP3 players, such as iPods or cell phones.

Leave the stage as clean as it was when you set foot on it. Arrange to remove all items you brought on stage at the end of your presentation.